resorcin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Synonym of resorcinol.

Word forms

resorcin resorcins

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek ῥητῑ́νη (rhētī́nē)bor. Latin rēsīnader. Old French résinebor. Middle English resyn English resin Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂ṓws Proto-Italic *auzis Latin auris Proto-Italic *-kelos Latin -cula Latin auricula Latin ōriculader. Italian oricelloder. Arabic [script needed] ('urjālla)influ. Old Catalan orxellader. Old French orchel French orseilleder. Dutch orseilleder. New Latin orcinader. French orcineder. English orcin blend English resorcin Blend of resin + orcin, so called because in its higher homologue it resembles orcin.

Synonyms

resorcinol

Derived words

acrisorcin resorantel resorcinism

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